Delta Airline RFID Tag Tracks and Locates Your Baggage

The Verge Chinese Station reported on October 27

Earlier this year, Delta Air Lines launched a new RFID tag to enable airports and travelers to more accurately track and locate baggage. Now that the airline has upgraded the relevant applications, passengers can now track baggage through their own mobile phones.

Bill Lentsch, senior vice president of flight operations at Delta Air Lines, said in a media statement that for those travelers who choose Delta, they will be able to keep track of their whereabouts from the moment they deliver their luggage, throughout the journey. No need to worry about this. More importantly, the company believes that the adoption of RFID tag will reduce the number of false checked baggage by 10%.

However, the accuracy of the relevant tracking cannot be compared with the accuracy of the GPS on the smartphone, and the positioning information will not be updated until the RFID tag is scanned. That is, the user will only understand when the baggage reaches each specific link. Related Information. These locations appear as briefcase icons in Delta's map interface. After tapping, users can get more relevant information. Although the above scheme still has many inconveniences, it can at least help passengers to have a general grasp of the whereabouts of their luggage.

Delta Air Lines said the RFID tracking service will be launched at 84 airports in the United States. (Author: James Vincent compile: Dahe)

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